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ShareOmega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids found in oil from oily fish and vegetable sources such as the seeds of chia, perilla, flax, purslane, lingonberry and hemp.
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Omega-3 fatty acids are classified as essential fatty acids.
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